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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Atlanta, GA

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $33,560 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,284 a month.

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$30,590
Median percentile
$33,560
75th percentile
$38,750
90th percentile
$41,880

Based on 2,800 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$27,404 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,560
Federal income tax−$1,847
Social Security + Medicare−$2,567
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,742
Monthly take-home$2,284
Every two weeks$1,054

Does it go far here?

$33,541Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All food servers, nonrestaurant salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia